In pictures: Brazil's stadium crush

Dozens of football fans were injured in Rio de Janeiro when a fence collapsed during the final of Brazil's Joao Havelange Cup between Vasco da Gama and Sao Caetano.

There was panic as hundreds of fans in the upper terraces scrambled forwards

More than 60 people were injured and many spectators were in a state of shock

There was speculation that the accident may have been caused by a fight between fans

The players and the referee could only watch as the game broke up just 21 minutes into play

Injuries ranged from bruises to broken limbs, with the more seriously injured flown to hospital in Rio

Police stand guard in Sao Januario stadium. The game was cancelled and will be rescheduled